Flow (Nature's Patterns: A Tapestry in Three Parts)
Current price:
$29.95
Publication Date: August 3rd, 2009
Publisher:
Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
9780199237975
Pages:
272
Description
From the swirl of a wisp of smoke to eddies in rivers, and the huge persistent storm system that is the Great Spot on Jupiter, we see similar forms and patterns wherever there is flow - whether the movement of wind, water, sand, or flocks of birds. It is the complex dynamics of flow that structures our atmosphere, land, and oceans.
Part of a trilogy of books exploring the science of patterns in nature by acclaimed science writer Philip Ball, this volume explores the elusive rules that govern flow - the science of chaotic behavior.